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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
þ Quarterly Report Under Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For Quarterly Period Ended: June 30, 2007
Or
o Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Commission file number: 1-12214
CHAD THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
California   95-3792700
(State of other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)   Identification No.)
21622 Plummer Street, Chatsworth, CA 91311
(Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip Code)
(818) 882-0883
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
(Former Address)
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report.)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes þ       No o
Indicate by check whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer o       Accelerated filer o       Non-accelerated filer þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).
Yes o      No þ
As of June 30,2007, the registrant had 10,180,000 shares of its common stock outstanding.
 
 

 


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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risks
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Part II
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 5. Other Information
Item 6. Exhibits
SIGNATURE
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT 31.1
EXHIBIT 31.2
EXHIBIT 32
EXHIBIT 99.1


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CHAD THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Condensed Balance Sheets
June 30, 2007 and March 31, 2007
(Unaudited)
                 
    June 30,     March 31,  
    2007     2007  
ASSETS
               
Current assets:
               
Cash
  $ 261,000     $ 375,000  
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $37,000 at June 30, 2007, and $38,000 at March 31, 2007
    1,482,000       2,376,000  
Income taxes refundable
    290,000       291,000  
Inventories (Note 5)
    5,870,000       6,557,000  
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    290,000       321,000  
 
           
Total current assets
    8,193,000       9,920,000  
 
           
 
               
Property and equipment, at cost
    6,206,000       6,186,000  
Less accumulated depreciation
    5,578,000       5,501,000  
 
           
Net property and equipment
    628,000       685,000  
 
           
 
Intangible assets, net
    1,073,000       1,107,000  
Other assets
    35,000       36,000  
 
           
 
Total assets
  $ 9,929,000     $ 11,748,000  
 
           
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Current liabilities:
               
Accounts payable
  $ 731,000     $ 1,282,000  
Accrued expenses
    1,390,000       1,372,000  
 
           
Total current liabilities
    2,121,000       2,654,000  
 
               
Shareholders’ equity:
               
Common shares, $.01 par value, authorized 40,000,000 shares; 10,180,000 and 10,158,000 shares issued and outstanding
    13,530,000       13,526,000  
Accumulated deficit
    (5,722,000 )     (4,432,000 )
 
           
Total shareholders’ equity
    7,808,000       9,094,000  
 
           
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 9,929,000     $ 11,748,000  
 
           
See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.

 


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CHAD THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Condensed Statements of Operations
For the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006
(Unaudited)
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    June 30,  
    2007     2006  
Net sales
  $ 3,973,000     $ 5,476,000  
Cost of sales
    3,178,000       3,662,000  
 
           
Gross profit
    795,000       1,814,000  
Costs and expenses:
               
Selling, general, and administrative
    1,549,000       1,702,000  
Research and development
    462,000       335,000  
 
           
Total costs and expenses
    2,011,000       2,037,000  
 
           
Operating loss
    (1,216,000 )     (223,000 )
Interest (income) expense
    22,000       (14,000 )
Other (income) expense
    48,000       (9,000 )
 
           
Loss before income taxes
    (1,286,000 )     (200,000 )
Income tax expense (benefit)
    4,000       (84,000 )
 
           
 
               
Net loss
  $ (1,290,000 )   $ (116,000 )
 
           
 
               
Basic loss per share
  $ (0.13 )   $ (0.01 )
 
           
 
               
Diluted loss per share
  $ (0.13 )   $ (0.01 )
 
           
 
               
Weighted shares outstanding:
               
Basic
    10,180,000       10,169,000  
Diluted
    10,180,000       10,169,000  
See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.

 


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CHAD THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Condensed Statement of Shareholders’ Equity
For the three months ended June 30, 2007
(Unaudited)
                         
    Common Shares     Accumulated  
    Shares     Amount     Deficit  
Balance as of March 31, 2007
    10,180,000     $ 13,526,000     $ (4,432,000 )
 
                       
Stock-based compensation — options
          4,000        
 
                       
Net loss
                (1,290,000 )
 
                 
 
                       
Balance at June 30, 2007
    10,180,000       13,530,000     $ (5,722,000 )
 
                 
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CHAD THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Condensed Statement of Cash Flows
For the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006
(Unaudited)
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    June 30,  
    2007     2006  
Cash flows from operating activities:
               
Net loss
  $ (1,290,000 )   $ (116,000 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment
    77,000       98,000  
Amortization of intangibles
    59,000       11,000  
Provision for losses on receivables
    (1,000 )      
Decrease (increase) in deferred income taxes
          (9,000 )
Stock-based compensation
    4,000       20,000  
Changes in assets and liabilities:
               
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable
    895,000       36,000  
Decrease (increase) in inventories
    687,000       124,000  
Decrease (increase) in income taxes refundable
    1,000       93,000  
Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other assets
    32,000       35,000  
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable
    (551,000 )     487,000  
Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses
    18,000       118,000  
 
           
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
    (69,000 )     897,000  
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
Additions to intangible assets
    (25,000 )     (77,000 )
Capital expenditures
    (20,000 )     (49,000 )
 
           
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
    (45,000 )     (126,000 )
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Other long-term liabilities
          (2,000 )
 
           
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
          (2,000 )
 
           
Net increase in cash
    (114,000 )     769,000  
Cash beginning of period
    375,000       935,000  
 
           
Cash end of period
  $ 261,000     $ 1,704,000  
 
           
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CHAD THERAPEUTICS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1.   Interim Reporting
 
    CHAD Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) is in the business of developing, producing, and marketing respiratory care devices designed to improve the efficiency of oxygen delivery systems for home health care and hospital treatment of patients suffering from pulmonary diseases.
 
    In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary, which are of a normal and recurring nature, for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented, have been made. The results for the three-month period ended June 30, 2007, are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the year ended March 31, 2008. The interim statements are condensed and do not include some of the information necessary for a more complete understanding of the financial data. Accordingly, your attention is directed to the footnote disclosures found in the March 31, 2007, Annual Report and particularly to Note 1 which includes a summary of significant accounting policies.
 
2.   Revenue Recognition
 
    Revenue from product sales is recognized upon shipment of merchandise when title and risk of loss transfers to the customer and the earnings process is complete. Products are shipped FOB shipping point and title to the products transfers to the purchaser upon shipment. Under a sales-type lease agreement, revenue is recognized at the time of the shipment with interest income recognized over the life of the lease. Shipping charges billed to customers are included in net sales. Allowances for customer returns have not been established, as historically customer return experience has been minor. Costs paid to shipping companies are recorded as a cost of sales.
 
3.   Major Customers
                 
    Three Months Ended
    June 30,
    2007   2006
Customer A**
    47.7 %     36.6 %
Customer B
    *       12.8 %
 
*   Indicates sales less than 10% of the Company’s net sales
 
**   Indicates national chain customer
    The Company’s customers are affected by Medicare reimbursement policy as approximately 80% of home oxygen patients are covered by Medicare and other government programs.
 
4.   Concentration of Credit Risk
 
    At times the Company maintains balances of cash that exceed $100,000 per account, the maximum insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Further, the Company maintains a portion of its cash funds in an interest bearing, uninsured account. The Company’s right to the cash is subject to the risk that the financial institution will not pay when cash is requested. The potential loss is the amount in

 


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    any one account over $100,000 and/or all funds in the interest bearing account. At June 30, 2007, the amount at risk was approximately $247,000.
 
    The significant outstanding accounts receivable balances in 2007 were as follows:
                 
    June 30   March 31
Customer A**
    33.8 %     41.0 %
Customer B**
    14.4 %     *  
 
*   Indicates receivables balance less than 10% of the Company’s net accounts receivable balance.
 
**   Indicates national chain customer.
5.   Inventories
 
    Inventories in 2007 are summarized as follows:
                 
    June 30     March 31  
Finished goods
  $ 1,475,000     $ 1,841,000  
Work-in-process
    2,006,000       2,240,000  
Raw materials
    2,389,000       2,476,000  
 
           
 
  $ 5,870,000     $ 6,557,000  
 
           
6.   Leasing Arrangements
 
    In the second quarter of fiscal year 2006, the Company entered into a capital lease agreement for certain plant equipment totaling $14,000, with annual lease payments of $7,000, a fixed interest rate of 7% and a purchase option at lease end in August 2007. The capital lease obligation of $2,000 is included in accounts payable. Amortization of plant equipment under capital leases is included in depreciation expense.

 


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7.   Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share
 
    Following is a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators used in the calculation of basic and diluted loss per common share:
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    June 30,  
    2007     2006  
Basic earnings (loss) per share:
               
Numerator-net earnings (loss)
  $ (1,290,000 )   $ (116,000 )
Denominator-weighted average common shares outstanding
    10,180,000       10,169,000  
 
           
 
               
Basic earnings (loss) per share
  $ (0.13 )   $ (0.01 )
 
           
 
               
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
               
Numerator-net earnings (loss)
  $ (1,290,000 )   $ (116,000 )
Denominator-weighted average common shares outstanding
    10,180,000       10,169,000  
Diluted effect of common stock options
           
 
           
 
    10,180,000       10,169,000  
 
           
Options to purchase 902,000 shares of common stock at prices ranging from $0.50 to $7.62 per share and 941,000 shares of common stock at prices ranging from $0.50 to $11.50 were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, because their effect would have been anti-dilutive.
8.   Income Tax Expense
 
    Based on management’s earnings projections for the fiscal year ended 2008, the Company has forecasted an effective tax rate of 35 percent. The Company has Federal net operating loss carryforwards of $1,459,000 expiring in 2027 and California net operating loss carryforwards of $3,442,000 expiring in 2013. In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considered whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. At June 30, 2007, the Company’s deferred tax assets are fully offset by a valuation allowance.

 


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9.   Geographic Information
 
    The Company has one reportable operating segment. Geographic information regarding the Company’s net sales is as follows:
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    June 30,  
    2007     2006  
United States
  $ 3,579,000     $ 4,354,000  
Canada
    35,000       54,000  
Japan
    58,000       126,000  
Europe
    143,000       854,000  
All other countries
    158,000       88,000  
 
           
 
  $ 3,973,000     $ 5,476,000  
 
           
All long-lived assets are located in the United States.
Sales of OXYMATIC®, LOTUS and CYPRESS OXYPneumatic® conservers and SAGE Therapeutic devices accounted for 70% of the Company’s sales for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
10.   Stock Option Plan
On April 1, 2006, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 123R, “Share-Based Payment,” which revised SFAS 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation.” The Company adopted FAS 123R using the modified prospective transition method. Previously, the Company had followed APB 25, accounting for employee stock options at intrinsic value. Accordingly, during the three-month periods ended June 30, 2007, the Company recorded stock-based compensation expense for awards granted prior to, but not yet vested, as of April 1, 2006, as if the fair value method required for pro forma disclosure under FAS 123 were in effect for expense recognition purposes, adjusted for estimated forfeitures. For stock-based awards granted after April 1, 2006, the Company will recognize compensation expense based on the estimated grant date fair value method using the Black-Scholes valuation model. For these awards, the Company will recognize compensation expense using a straight-line method. As FAS 123R requires that stock based compensation expense be based on awards that are ultimately expected to vest, stock-based compensation for the three-month period ended June 30, 2007, has been reduced for estimated forfeitures. For the three-month periods ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, stock-based compensation expense of $4,000 and $10,000 respectively , was recorded to selling, general, and administrative expenses, all of which was due to FAS 123R option expense. Due to the prospective adoption of SFAS No. 123R, results for prior period have not been restated.
The Company has an equity incentive plan (the Plan) for key employees as defined under Section 422(A) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Plan provides that 750,000 common shares be reserved for issuance under the Plan, which expires on September 8, 2014, of which approximately 720,000 were available for future grant at June 30, 2007. In addition, the Plan provides that non-qualified options can be granted to

 


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directors and independent contractors of the Company. Stock options are granted with an exercise price equal to the market value of a share of the Company’s stock on the date of the grant. Historically, grants to non-employee directors have vested over two years, while the majority of grants to employees have vested over two to five years of continuous service.
The fair value of each stock option award is estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option valuation model. Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of the Company’s stock. No expected dividend yield is used since the Company has not historically declared or paid dividends and no dividends are expected in the foreseeable future. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. treasury yield curve on the grant date for the expected term of the option. The Company did not grant any stock options during the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. A summary of stock option activity as of and for the three-months ended June 30, 2007, is presented below:
                         
                Remaining  
            Exercise     Contractual  
            Price Per     Term  
    Shares     Share     (in years)  
     
Outstanding at March 31, 2007
    904,000     $ 2.09          
Granted
                   
Exercised
                   
Forfeited or expired
    2,000       4.25          
             
Outstanding at June 30, 2007
    902,000     $ 2.09       3.8  
     
 
                       
As of June 30, 2007:
                       
Exercisable
    890,000     $ 2.13       3.8  
Vested and expected to vest
    900,000     $ 2.13       3.8  
     
    No options were granted or exercised during the first three months of fiscal year 2007 or 2006.
 
    The aggregate intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the underlying awards and the quoted price of the Company’s common stock at June 30, 2007 for the options that were in-the-money June 30, 2007. As of June 30, 2007, there was approximately $10,000 of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock-based compensation arrangements granted under the Plan. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 9 months.
 
11.   Commitments
 
    The Company is currently leasing its administrative and plant facilities and certain office equipment under noncancelable operating leases that expire through June 2008.
 
    The Company has minimum annual royalty requirements pursuant to the terms of license agreements related to certain products in the amount of $515,000. License agreements with minimum annual royalty requirements are in place through fiscal year 2016.

 


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Employee obligations consist of an employment agreement (the “Employment Agreement”) with Thomas E. Jones, Chairman of the Board of Directors. The Employment Agreement does not have a specific term and provides for a base salary of $160,000 per year, which is subject to annual review by the Board of Directors. The Employment Agreement may be terminated at any time by the Company, with or without cause, and may be terminated by Mr. Jones upon 90 days’ notice. If Mr. Jones resigns or is terminated for cause (as defined in the Employment Agreement), he is entitled to receive only his base salary and accrued vacation through the effective date of his resignation or termination. If Mr. Jones is terminated without cause, he is entitled to receive a severance benefit in accordance with the Company’s Severance and Change of Control Plan, or if not applicable, a severance benefit equal to 200% of his salary and incentive bonus for the prior fiscal year. In estimating its contractual obligation, the Company has assumed that Mr. Jones will voluntarily retire at the end of the year he turns 65 and that no severance benefit will be payable. This date may not represent the actual date the Company’s payment obligations under the Employment Agreement are extinguished.
In March 2007, the Company entered into a one-year factoring arrangement that provided for the sale of up to $1,500,000 of the Company’s accounts receivable. Assignments under the agreement incurred interest at the bank’s prime rate plus two percent (2%) to three percent (3%) depending on the total accounts receivable balance. The Company had a minimum monthly interest payment of $6,000 beginning April 2007. The Company voluntarily terminated the factoring agreement on July 30, 2007.
On July 30, 2007, the Company entered into a financing transaction with Calliope Capital Corporation , a Delaware corporation (the “Investor”) pursuant to which the Company issued to the Investor a $750,000 convertible term note (“Convertible Note”) and a $2,750,000 revolving credit line (“Credit Line”), all secured by the Company’s assets. The Convertible Note is payable in equal installments over 36 months and bears interest at prime plus 2%, and the Credit Line bears interest at prime plus 1.5%. A portion of the financing was used to pay all outstanding obligations on the Company’s factoring arrangement.
The Company is involved in certain legal actions from the ordinary course of business. The Company believes the ultimate outcome of the legal actions will not have a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial statements as a whole.
12.   Use of Estimates
 
    The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. Actual results may differ from those estimates.
 
13.   Accounting Standards
 
    In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ratified EITF Issue No. 06-3, “How Taxes Collected from Customers and Remitted to Governmental Authorities Should be Presented in the Income Statement.” The EITF provides guidance on the

 


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    proper presentation of tax assessed by a governmental authority that is directly imposed on a revenue-producing transaction between a seller and a customer and requires disclosure of the Company’s accounting policy decision. The consensus becomes effective for periods beginning after December 15, 2006. The implementation of this interpretation did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.
 
    In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.” Interpretation No. 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken, or expected to be taken, in a tax return. The Interpretation also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. This Interpretation is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The implementation of this interpretation did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.
 
    In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108, “Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements.” SAB 108 requires registrants to quantify misstatements using both the balance sheet and income-statement approaches and to evaluate whether either approach results in quantifying an error that is material in light of relevant quantitative and qualitative factors. The requirements are effective for annual financial statements covering the first fiscal year ending after November 15, 2006. The implementation of this interpretation did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.
 
    In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (“SFAS”) No. 157 “Share-Based Payment.” SFAS 157 establishes a single authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value, and requires additional disclosures about fair-value measurements. SFAS 157 applies only to fair-value measurements that are already required or permitted by other accounting standards. The Statement is effective for fair-value measures already required or permitted by other standards for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is evaluating the impact of this interpretation and does not anticipate a significant impact to its financial statements upon implementation.
 
    In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (“SFAS”) No. 158 “Employer’s Account for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Post-retirement Plans.” SFAS 158 requires employers to recognize on their balance sheets the funded status of pension and other post-retirement benefit plans as of June 30, 2007, for the calendar-year public companies. SFAS 158 will also require fiscal-year-end measurements of plan assets and benefit obligations, eliminating the use of earlier measurement dates currently permissible. The Company does not have a defined benefit pension plan, nor does it have any other post-retirement plans. The implementation of this interpretation did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

 


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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Cautionary Statement
Certain statements in this report, including statements regarding our strategy, financial performance, and revenue sources, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and are subject to the safe harbors created by those sections. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations, estimates and projections about our industry, management’s beliefs, and certain assumptions made by us. Such statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, our actual results could differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. The section entitled “Risk Factors” set forth in this Form 10-Q and similar discussions in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission made from time to time, including other quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, and in our other SEC filings, discuss some of the important risk factors that may affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our condensed financial statements and notes thereto.
Overview
CHAD Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) develops, assembles, and markets medical devices that furnish supplementary oxygen to home health care patients. The Company was a pioneer in developing oxygen conserving devices that enhance the quality of life for patients by increasing their mobility and, at the same time, lower operating costs by achieving significant savings in the amount of oxygen actually required to properly oxygenate patients. The market for oxygen conserving devices has been, and continues to be, significantly affected by increased competition, consolidation among home oxygen dealers, and revisions (and proposed revisions) in governmental reimbursement policies. All of these factors, as described more fully below, have contributed to a more difficult market for the Company’s products.
The procedures for reimbursement by Medicare for home oxygen services provide a prospective flat fee monthly payment based solely on the patient’s prescribed oxygen requirement. Beginning January 1, 2006, the reimbursement procedures were modified to provide that title for the equipment being used by a patient transfers to the patient after 36 months. Under this system, inexpensive concentrators have grown in popularity because of low cost and less frequent servicing requirements. At the same time, oxygen conserving devices, such as the Company’s products, have also grown in popularity due to their ability to extend the life of oxygen supplies and reduce service calls by dealers, thereby providing improved mobility for the patient and cost savings for dealers. However, the uncertainties created by the new reimbursement procedures have adversely affected the market for our products by causing many home health care dealers to delay

 


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product purchases as they seek to assess the impact of the new procedures and proposed revisions.
On January 1, 2007, rates that include a new reimbursement category for transfilling systems like the Company’s TOTAL O2® Delivery System became effective. These new rates may ultimately have a positive impact on the market for these types of devices. However, in 2003 Congress enacted the Medicare Improvement and Modernization Act, which mandates that the monthly fees that homecare providers receive for servicing oxygen patients will be subject to competitive bidding. The process is scheduled to be implemented in ten major markets in August 2007. Continuing concern among home care providers about the potential impact of these changes in reimbursement may affect demand for the Company’s products.
In addition, other changes in the health care delivery system, including the increase in the acceptance and utilization of managed care, have stimulated a significant consolidation among home care providers. Major national and regional home medical equipment chains have continued to expand their distribution networks through the acquisition of independent dealers in strategic areas. Margins on sales to national chains are generally lower due to quantity pricing and management anticipates continued downward pressure on its average selling price. Four major national chains accounted for approximately 56% and 43% of the Company’s net sales for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. One chain accounted for 48% and 37% of net sales for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. This increased dependence on a limited number of large customers may result in greater volatility and unpredictability of future operating results as changes in the purchasing decisions by one or more major customers can have a material effect upon our financial statements.
The Company believes that price competition and continuing industry consolidation will continue to affect the marketplace for the foreseeable future. To address the competitive and unpredictable nature of the oxygen conserver marketplace, the Company is pursuing the following strategy:
  Development of additional oxygen conserver with a view to diversifying our product line in order to offer customers a range of oxygen conservation choices.
Over the past several years, the Company has introduced several additional models of electronic conservers, pneumatic conservers, and the SAGE Oxygen Therapeutic Device. These products expand the breadth of the Company’s product line and offer additional features to enhance their competitiveness in the marketplace. For example, the SAGE device senses a patient’s movements and automatically adjusts the rate of oxygen delivery in order to reduce the risk of desaturation as activity increases.
  An effort to expand the Company’s product offerings in order to reduce its dependence upon the oxygen conserver sector.
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commercially introduce such products, nor can it estimate the level of success it might achieve in selling products for the sleep market. In addition to the sleep products, the Company is considering other opportunities that might expand the product lines it offers for the home health care market.
  A continued promotional and educational campaign with respect to the benefits of the TOTAL O2 system.
The Company believes that the changing reimbursement environment should benefit the home fill systems because of the opportunity for significant cost savings presented by such systems. While the TOTAL O2 system was first introduced in 1998, sales were adversely affected by several factors, including home care providers’ reluctance to invest in the higher cost of the TOTAL O2 system to achieve lower monthly operating costs. Continuing pressure on reimbursement rates and the establishment of a separate reimbursement category for trans-fill systems may represent an emerging opportunity to promote the benefits of the TOTAL O2 system.
  Continuing efforts to reduce manufacturing costs.
Recognizing the likelihood of continued pricing pressure for supplemental oxygen equipment, the Company is continuing its efforts to reduce its manufacturing costs. These efforts include implementation of internal practices intended to lower such costs, as well as the exploration of opportunities to out-source certain components and processes.
While management believes the current growth strategy should enhance the Company’s competitive position and future operating performance, continuing price pressure on our conservers and concerns about reimbursement changes have depressed operating results for the first three months of fiscal 2008. In addition, the Company’s increased dependence on a limited number of large customers has increased the volatility of our operating results. Management of the Company will continually monitor these trends and will attempt to remain flexible in order to adjust to possible future changes in the market for respiratory care devices. For information that may affect the outcome of forward-looking statements in this Overview regarding the Company’s business strategy and its introduction of new products, see Part II of this report, Item 1A – Risk Factors.
Results of Operations
Net sales for the three-month period ended June 30, 2007, decreased by $1,501,000 (27.4%) as compared to the same period in the prior year. The primary reason for the decrease in sales for the three-month period ended June 30, 2007, was price reductions on domestic conservers, as well as decreases in TOTAL O2 sales and sales to foreign distributors. Domestic unit sales of conservers and therapeutic devices for the three-month period ended June 30, 2007, decreased 4.7% as compared to the same period in the prior year. However, domestic revenues from conserver and therapeutic device sales decreased by 8.8% for the three-month period ended June 30, 2007 as compared to prior year. As noted above, management expects continued downward pressure on its average selling price. In addition, future operating results may be increasingly dependent upon purchasing decisions of a limited number of large customers.

 


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Revenues from TOTAL O2 sales decreased 51.4% for the three-month period ended June 30, 2007, as compared to the same period in the prior year. The new reimbursement category created by CMS for trans-filling systems that went into effect on January 1, 2007, may have a positive impact on the market for trans-filling systems such as the TOTAL O2 system. However, ongoing concerns regarding potential additional changes to reimbursement procedures continue to negatively impact sales of the Total O2 System.
Sales to foreign distributors represented 9.9% and 20.5% of net sales for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Foreign sales declined by 64.9% for the three- month period as compared to the same period in the previous year. This decrease was driven by an 84.1% decrease in conserver sales for the three-month period ended June 30, 2007, as compared to the same period in the prior year. Notwithstanding these declines, management believes there may be substantial growth opportunities for the Company’s products in a number of foreign markets, and currently expects an increase in sales to foreign distributors during the upcoming twelve months. However, quarter-to-quarter sales may fluctuate depending on the timing of shipments. All foreign sales are denominated in US dollars.
Cost of sales as a percent of net sales increased from 66.9% to 80.0% for the three-month period ended June 30, 2007, respectively, as compared to the same period in the prior year. The increase in cost of sales as a percentage of net sales was primarily due to the decrease in sales as compared to consistent fixed manufacturing costs, as well as continued downward price pressures in the marketplace and an increase in sales to high volume purchasers that receive discounted rates. We currently expect downward price pressure for the foreseeable future.
Selling, general, and administrative expenditures increased from 31.1% to 39.0% as a percentage of net sales for the three-month period ended June 30, 2007, as compared to the same period in the prior year. While the Company’s ongoing cost reduction efforts have decreased actual selling, general, and administration expenditures, decreases in sales revenues have resulted in selling, general, and administrative costs increasing as a percentage of net sales. Research and development expenses increased by $126,000 for the three-month period ended June 30, 2007, as compared to the same period in the prior year. Currently management expects research and development expenditures to total approximately $1,754,000 in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2008, on projects to enhance and expand the Company’s product line. During fiscal year 2007, the Company spent $1,466,000 on research and development.
In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will be realized. The Company has Federal net operating loss carryforwards of $1,459,000 expiring in 2027 and California net operating loss carryforwards of $3,442,000 expiring in 2013. At June 30, 2007, the Company has fully reserved against all of its Federal and State net operating loss carryforwards. The Company will continue to assess the valuation allowance and to the extent it is determined that such allowance is no longer required, the tax benefit of the remaining net deferred tax assets will be recognized in the future.

 


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Financial Condition
General
At June 30, 2007, the Company had cash totaling $261,000 or 2.6% of total assets, as compared to $375,000 (3.2% of total assets) at March 31, 2007. Net working capital decreased from $7,266,000 at March 31, 2007, to $6,072,000 at June 30, 2007. Net accounts receivable decreased $894,000 during the three months ended June 30, 2007, due to the decrease in sales, factoring of a portion of the Company’s accounts receivable balance, and the timing of payments from significant customers. Future increases or decreases in accounts receivable will generally coincide with sales volume fluctuations and the timing of shipments to foreign customers. During the same period, inventories decreased $687,000. The Company attempts to maintain sufficient inventories to meet its customer needs as orders are received and new products are introduced. Thus, future inventory and related accounts payable levels will be impacted by the ability of the Company to maintain its safety stock levels. If safety stock levels drop to target amounts, then inventories in subsequent periods will increase more rapidly as inventory balances are replenished. The Company experienced a significant inventory build up in the latter part of fiscal 2005 to fill certain customer orders and anticipated customer orders of the SAGE device. Certain of these orders did not materialize or were deferred. As of June 30, 2007, the Company has a $769,000 reserve against slow-moving inventories related to the build-up of SAGE inventory.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Historically, the Company has depended primarily upon its cash flow from operations to finance its inventory and operating expenses and to meet its capital requirements. However, recent operating trends have required the Company to seek outside financing in order to enhance its cash resources. The Company’s cash flow for the three months ended June 30, 2007, was negative and the Company cannot predict when it will generate a positive cash flow from operations. The Company anticipates capital expenditures during the next twelve months to be approximately $100,000. Moreover, the Company’s efforts to expand its product line and enter the sleep disorder market may require significant cash resources for product development, manufacturing, and marketing.
In March 2007, the Company entered into a one-year factoring arrangement that provided for the sale of up to $1,500,000 of the Company’s accounts receivable. Assignments under the agreement incurred interest at the bank’s prime rate plus two percent (2%) to three percent (3%) depending on the total accounts receivable balance. The Company had a minimum monthly interest payment of $6,000 beginning April 2007. The Company voluntarily terminated the factoring agreement on July 30, 2007.
On July 30, 2007, the Company entered into a financing transaction with Calliope Capital Corporation , a Delaware corporation (the “Investor”) pursuant to which the Company issued to the Investor a $750,000 convertible term note (“Convertible Note”) and a $2,750,000 revolving credit line (“Credit Line”), all secured by the Company’s assets. The Convertible Note is payable in equal installments over 36 months and bears interest at prime plus 2%, and the Credit Line bears interest at prime plus 1.5%. A portion of the financing was used to pay all outstanding obligations on the Company’s factoring arrangement.

 


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At the Investor’s option, the Convertible Note may be converted into shares of the Company’s common stock any time during the term of the note at a conversion price of $1.18. In addition, warrants to purchase up to 976,744 shares of the Company’s common stock were issued to the Investor with an exercise price of $1.24 per share. The Investor was granted registration rights with respect to the shares underlying the warrants. The warrants include a lock-up feature for a period of 12 months after any warrants are exercised.
The following table aggregates all of the Company’s material contractual obligations as of June 30, 2007:
                                         
    Payments Due by Period                  
Contractual           Less than 1   1 – 3   3-5   After 5
Obligations   Total   Year   Years   Years   Years
Operating lease obligations
  $ 467,000     $ 462,000     $ 5,000              
Minimum royalty obligations
  $ 2,039,000     $ 530,000     $ 1,382,000     $ 90,000     $ 37,000  
Employee obligations
  $ 320,000     $ 160,000     $ 160,000              
Capital lease obligations
  $ 2,000     $ 2,000                    
Factoring Agreement
  $ 54,000     $ 54,000                    
Operating lease commitments consist primarily of a real property lease for the Company’s corporate office, as well as minor equipment leases. Payments for these lease commitments have been provided for by cash flows generated from operations. Please see Note 8 to the financial statements in the 2007 Annual Report.
Employee obligations consist of an employment agreement (the “Employment Agreement”) with Thomas E. Jones, Chairman of the Board of Directors. The Employment Agreement does not have a specific term and provides for a base salary of $160,000 per year, which is subject to annual review of the Board of Directors. The Employment Agreement may be terminated at any time by the Company, with or without cause, and may be terminated by Mr. Jones upon 90-days’ notice. If Mr. Jones resigns or is terminated for cause (as defined in the Employment Agreement), he is entitled to receive only his base salary and accrued vacation through the effective date of his resignation or termination. If Mr. Jones is terminated without cause, he is entitled to receive a severance benefit in accordance with the Company’s Severance and Change of Control Plan, or if not applicable, a severance benefit equal to 200% of his salary and incentive bonus for the prior fiscal year. In estimating its contractual obligation, the Company has assumed that Mr. Jones will voluntarily retire at the end of the year he turns 65 and that no severance benefit will be payable. This date may not represent the actual date the Company’s payment obligations under the Employment Agreement are extinguished.
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special purpose entities or any other parties, does not enter into any transactions in derivatives, and has no material transactions with any related parties.
Critical Accounting Policies
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates under different assumptions and conditions. Management believes that the following discussion addresses the accounting policies and estimates that are most important in the portrayal of the Company’s financial condition and results.
Allowance for doubtful accounts – the Company provides a reserve against receivables for estimated losses that may result from our customers’ inability to pay. The amount of the reserve is based on an analysis of known uncollectible accounts, aged receivables, historical losses, and credit-worthiness. Amounts later determined and specifically identified to be uncollectible are charged or written off against this reserve. The likelihood of material losses is dependent on general economic conditions and numerous factors that affect individual accounts.
Inventories – the Company provides a reserve against inventories for excess and slow moving items. The amount of the reserve is based on an analysis of the inventory turnover for individual items in inventory. The likelihood of material write-downs is dependent on customer demand and competitor product offerings.
Intangible and long-lived assets – The Company assesses whether or not there has been an impairment of intangible and long-lived assets in evaluating the carrying value of these assets. Assets are considered impaired if the carrying value is not recoverable over the useful life of the asset. If an asset is considered impaired, the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the asset is written off. The likelihood of a material change in the Company’s reported results is dependent on each asset’s ability to continue to generate income, loss of legal ownership or title to an asset, and the impact of significant negative industry or economic trends.
Deferred income taxes – the Company provides a valuation allowance to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. The likelihood of a material change in the expected realization of these assets depends on the Company’s ability to generate future taxable income.
Revenue recognition – The Company recognizes revenue when title and risk of loss transfers to the customer and the earnings process is complete. Under a sales-type lease agreement, revenue is recognized at the time of shipment with interest income recognized over the life of the lease. The Company records all shipping fees billed to customers as revenue, and related costs as cost of goods sold, when incurred.

 


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Recently Issued Accounting Standards
Accounting standards promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board change periodically. Changes in such standards may have an impact on the Company’s future financial position.
In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ratified EITF Issue No. 06-3, “How Taxes Collected from Customers and Remitted to Governmental Authorities Should be Presented in the Income Statement.” The EITF provides guidance on the proper presentation of tax assessed by a governmental authority that is directly imposed on a revenue-producing transaction between a seller and a customer and requires disclosure of the Company’s accounting policy decision. The consensus becomes effective for periods beginning after December 15, 2006. The implementation of this interpretation did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.
In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.” Interpretation No. 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken, or expected to be taken, in a tax return. The Interpretation also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. This Interpretation is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The implementation of this interpretation did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.
In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108, “Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements.” SAB 108 requires registrants to quantify misstatements using both the balance sheet and income-statement approaches and to evaluate whether either approach results in quantifying an error that is material in light of relevant quantitative and qualitative factors. The requirements are effective for annual financial statements covering the first fiscal year ending after November 15, 2006. The implementation of this interpretation did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.
In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (“SFAS”) No. 157 “Share-Based Payment.” SFAS 157 establishes a single authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value, and requires additional disclosures about fair-value measurements. SFAS 157 applies only to fair-value measurements that are already required or permitted by other accounting standards. The Statement is effective for fair-value measures already required or permitted by other standards for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is evaluating the impact of this interpretation and does not anticipate a significant impact to its financial statements upon implementation.
In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (“SFAS”) No. 158 “Employer’s Account for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Post-retirement Plans.” SFAS 158 requires employers to recognize on their balance sheets the funded status of pension and other post-retirement benefit plans as of June 30, 2007, for the calendar-year public companies. SFAS 158 will also require fiscal-year-end measurements of plan assets and benefit obligations, eliminating the use of earlier measurement dates currently permissible. The Company does not have a defined benefit pension plan, nor does it have any other post-retirement plans. The implementation of this interpretation did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

 


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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risks
The Company has no significant exposure to market risk sensitive instruments or contracts.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
The Company has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2007 (the “Evaluation Date”). Such evaluation was conducted under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and its Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”). Based upon such evaluation, the Company’s CEO and CFO have concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that the Company record, process, summarize, and report information required to be disclosed by the Company in its quarterly reports filed under Securities Exchange Act within the time periods specified by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. There have been no significant changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Company’s most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Part II
Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
None.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
Because of the following risk factors, past performance may not be indicative of our future operating results. Forward-looking statements in this report reflect the Company’s current views and expectations. However, such forward looking statements are subject to the risks and uncertainties described herein which may cause future operating results to differ materially from currently anticipated results.
Our future results depend upon our ability to successfully introduce new products.
We operate in a market which is subject to continuing technological change. In order to stay abreast of new technological developments, we must continually improve our products. Moreover, there is significant price pressure on our primary product line, oxygen conservers. As a result, in order to mitigate the price pressure on our conservers, we must introduce innovative new products, and we are seeking to expand our product offerings.
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regulatory clearances to market the products may impair our ability to introduce any new product on a timely basis. Competitors may leapfrog our development efforts, particularly if our development efforts are delayed.
The commercial success of any new products we do introduce will depend upon the health care community’s perception of such product’s capabilities, clinical efficacy, and benefit to patients. In addition, prospective sales will be impacted by the degree of acceptance achieved among home care providers and patients requiring supplementary oxygen. Our prospective customers may be reluctant to try unproven products which we introduce. Our ability to successfully introduce new products in a new market sector such as the sleep disorder market will also be complicated by our lack of experience in this market. Thus, the success of any new products we may introduce is unpredictable and our future results may suffer if we are unable to successfully introduce new products.
Our operating results, profitability and operating margins have been adversely affected by price pressure on our principal products.
During the past several years, there has been significant price pressure on oxygen conservers and therapeutic devices. Thus, though our total domestic unit sales of conservers and therapeutic devices for the first three months of fiscal 2008 declined by approximately 5% from the same period in fiscal 2007, revenues from the sales of such products declined by 9%. This trend is magnified by the continuing consolidation of the home care industry as national chains typically negotiate for quantity discounts. We expect continuing price pressure on our principal products for the foreseeable future.
We are highly dependent upon a limited number of large customers, which may increase the volatility of our future operating results.
The home health care industry is undergoing significant consolidation. As a result, the market for our products is increasingly influenced by major national chains. Four major national chains accounted for 56% and 43% of our sales for the three-months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. One customer accounted for 48% and 37% of net sales for the three-months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Future sales may be increasingly dependent upon a limited number of customers which increases the risk that our financial performance may be adversely affected if one or more of these customers reduces their purchases of our products or terminates its relationship with us. During the past two years, a significant decline in orders from one national chain contributed to our decline in revenues. In addition, our future sales to another national chain may be adversely affected by that chain’s decision to add a second source for certain products where we had been the sole supplier.
We are dependent upon a single product line, which increases our vulnerability to adverse developments affecting the market for supplementary oxygen.
Although we market a range of products, all of our current products are designed for patients requiring supplementary oxygen. Unlike some of our competitors, we are not a diversified provider of home health care products. As a result, our future performance is dependent upon developments affecting this narrow segment of the health care market. Adverse regulatory or economic developments affecting the market for supplementary oxygen will have a significant impact on our performance.

 


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Changes and prospective changes in the administration of health care may disrupt the market for our products, resulting in decreased profitability.
Approximately 85% of home health care patients are covered by Medicare and other government programs. Federal law has altered the payment rates available to providers of Medicare services. The Medicare Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 has resulted in several years of reductions in reimbursement for home oxygen. In February 2006, reimbursement procedures were modified again, with a new requirement that ownership of home oxygen equipment be transferred to the patient after 36 months. New proposals related to reimbursement for home health care are routinely introduced in Congress. On November 1, 2006, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced new reimbursement rates that took effect on January 1, 2007. These new rates include a new reimbursement category for transfilling systems like the Company’s TOTAL O2 delivery system, which may have a positive impact on the market for these types of devices. At the same time the current Federal budget negotiations involve discussions that may reduce the time period that must pass before title to equipment that an oxygen patient is using transfers to the patient. A significant reduction would likely have a negative impact on demand for the Company’s products.
As a result, we expect changes in reimbursement policies to continue to exert downward pressure on the average selling price of our products. Moreover, the uncertainty resulting from constant change in reimbursement policies has had a deleterious affect upon our market, causing many home care providers to delay or cut back their product purchase plans as they seek to evaluate the impact of the new policies.
We operate in a highly competitive environment which has contributed to our reduced operating margins.
Our success in the early 1990s drew a significant number of competitors into the home oxygen market. Some of these competitors have substantially greater marketing and financial resources compared with those of the Company. While we believe that our product features and reputation for quality will continue to be competitive advantages, we note that our market is increasingly dominated by price competition. Some of our competitors have successfully introduced lower priced products that do not provide oxygen conserving capabilities comparable to our products. We expect competition to remain keen, with continuing emphasis on price competition for oxygen conservers and therapeutic devices.
Our dependence on outside financing to pursue our growth strategy could adversely affect our operating results and the future price of our stock.
We recently entered into a financing arrangement with an outside investor (the “Investor”) to enhance our ability to pursue our business strategy. Under this financing arrangement, we will incur interest expense ranging from 1.5% to 2.5% above prime on outstanding amounts due to the Investor. Such interest expense will reduce our net income (or increase our net loss.) The financing arrangements include a Convertible Note that may be converted at the option of the Investor into shares of our common stock at $1.18 per share. In addition, we issued warrants to purchase nearly one million shares of our common stock at $1.24 per share in connection with this financing. The Investor

 


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has been granted registration rights with respect to the shares issuable pursuant to the Convertible Note and the warrants. The potential issuance of a substantial number of our shares at $1.18 and $1.24 could depress the future price of our stock and may be dilutive to certain of our shareholders. Although management believes these financing arrangements are adequate to meet the Company’s current needs, we may need to raise additional funds in the future. Should it become necessary however, there can be no assurance that additional financing will be available on favorable terms or at all.
If we are unable to stay abreast of continuing technological change, our products may become obsolete, resulting in a decline in sales and profitability.
The home health care industry is characterized by rapid technological change. Our products may become obsolete if we do not stay abreast of such changes and introduce new and improved products. We have limited internal research and development capabilities. Historically, we have contracted with outside parties to develop new products. Some of our competitors have substantially greater funds and facilities to pursue development of new products and technologies. If we are unable to maintain our technological edge, our product sales will likely decline, as will our profitability.
Failure to protect our intellectual property rights could result in a loss of market share.
The success of our business is dependent to a significant extent upon our ability to develop, acquire, and protect proprietary technologies related to the delivery of supplementary oxygen. We pursue a policy of protecting our intellectual property rights through a combination of patents, trademarks, license agreements, confidentiality agreements, and protection of trade secrets. To the extent that our products do not receive patent protection, competitors may be able to market substantially similar products, thereby eroding our market share. Moreover, claims that our products infringe upon the intellectual property rights of any third party could impair our ability to sell certain products or could require us to pay a license fee, thereby increasing our costs.
Our profitability would be adversely affected if we incur uninsured losses due to product liability claims.
The nature of our business subjects us to potential legal actions asserting that we are liable for personal injury or property loss due to alleged defects in our products. Although we maintain product liability insurance in an amount which we believe to be customary for our size, there can be no assurance that the insurance will prove sufficient to cover the costs of defense and/or adverse judgments entered against the Company. To date, we have not experienced any significant losses due to product liability claims. However, given the use of our products by infirm patients, there is a continuing risk that such claims will be asserted against us.
Our dependence upon third-party suppliers exposes us to the risk that our ability to deliver products may be adversely affected if the suppliers fail to deliver quality components on a timely basis.
While we perform most of our manufacturing internally, some of our products depend upon components or processes provided by independent companies. We expect to continue to use outside firms for various processes for the foreseeable future. From time to time, we have experienced problems with the reliability of components produced by third-party suppliers. We do not have any long-term supply contracts that are not readily terminable, and we believe there are alternative sources of supply with respect to all the

 


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components we acquire from third parties. Nonetheless, any reliability or quality problem encountered with a supplier could disrupt our manufacturing process, thereby delaying our ability to deliver on a timely basis product and potentially harming our reputation with our customers.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Not applicable.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
None
Item 5. Other Information
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Item 6. Exhibits
10.5 Pulser System License Agreement, as amended, with Robert E. Phillips, Brian L. Tiep, M.D., and Ben A. Otsap. (The Pulser System is now called the OXYMATIC.) (1)
10.20 OXYCOIL tubing License Agreement with Mary Smart (licensed under the name Respi-Coil). (2)
10.23 Summary plan description for CHAD Therapeutics, Inc. Employee Savings and Retirement Plan (3)
10.24 1994 Stock Option Plan (4)
10.25 Lease on real property at 21622 Plummer Street, Chatsworth, California (4)
10.26 TOTAL O2 Delivery System License Agreement, as amended, with the Carleton Life Support Division of Litton Industries, Inc. (5)
10.27 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (6)
10.28 Security Agreement dated July 30, 2007 (7)
10.29 Registration Rights Agreement dated July 30, 2007 (7)
10.30 Secured Convertible Term Note dated July 30, 2007 (7)
10.31 Secured Revolving Note dated July 30, 2007 (7)
10.32 Warrant dated July 30, 2007 (7)
31.1 Certification pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for CEO
31.2 Certification pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for CFO
32* Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
99.1 Press release dated August 13, 2007
* The information in Exhibit 32 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act (including this quarterly report), unless CHAD Therapeutics specifically incorporates the foregoing information into those documents by reference.
 
(1)   Previously filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-18, File No. 2-83926.
 
(2)   Previously filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 1986.
 
(3)   Previously filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 1993.
 
(4)   Previously filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 1996.
 
(5)   Previously filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 1998.
 
(6)   Previously filed as Appendix A of the Registrant’s Proxy Statement for the 2004 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting.
 
(7)   Previously filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant’s Form 8-K dated August 3, 2007.

 


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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
         
  CHAD THERAPEUTICS, Inc.
 
  (Registrant)
 
 
Date 08/14/2007  /s/ Earl L. Yager    
  Earl L. Yager   
  President and Chief Executive Officer   
 
     
Date 08/14/2007  /s/ Tracy A. Kern    
  Tracy A. Kern   
  Chief Financial Officer   
 

 


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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
     
Exhibit No.   Description of Exhibits
31.1
  Certification pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for CEO
 
   
31.2
  Certification pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for CFO
 
   
32*
  Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
   
99.1
  Press release dated August 13, 2007
 
*   The information in Exhibit 32 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act (including this quarterly report), unless CHAD Therapeutics specifically incorporates the foregoing information into those documents by reference.

 

EX-31.1 2 v32917exv31w1.htm EXHIBIT 31.1 Exhibit 31.1
 

Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Earl L Yager, as Chief Executive Officer of CHAD Therapeutics, Inc. (the “registrant”), hereby certify that:
(1)   I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of CHAD Therapeutics, Inc.;
 
(2)   Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;
 
(3)   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;
 
(4)   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:
  (a)   designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;
 
  (b)   Paragraph omitted;
 
  (c)   evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
  (d)   disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
(5)   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
  (a)   all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
  (b)   any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
         
     
Date: August 14, 2007  /s/ Earl L. Yager    
  Earl L. Yager    
  Chief Executive Officer of CHAD Therapeutics, Inc.   

 

EX-31.2 3 v32917exv31w2.htm EXHIBIT 31.2 Exhibit 31.2
 

         
Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Tracy A. Kern, as Chief Financial Officer of CHAD Therapeutics, Inc. (the “registrant”), hereby certify that:
(1)   I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of CHAD Therapeutics, Inc.;
 
(2)   Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;
 
(3)   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;
 
(4)   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:
  (a)   designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;
 
  (b)   Paragraph omitted;
 
  (c)   evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
  (d)   disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
(5)   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
  (a)   all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
  (b)   any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
         
     
Date: August 14, 2007  /s/ Tracy A. Kern    
  Tracy A. Kern    
  Chief Financial Officer of CHAD Therapeutics, Inc.   

 

EX-32 4 v32917exv32.htm EXHIBIT 32 Exhibit 32
 

         
Exhibit 32
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF SARBANES OXLEY ACT OF 202
Earl L. Yager, as Chief Executive Officer of CHAD Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”), and Tracy A. Kern, as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, that:
     (1) the Company’s Quarterly Report of Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2007, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
     (2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
         
     
Dated: August 14, 2007  /s/ Earl L Yager    
  Earl L. Yager   
  Chief Executive Officer
Of
CHAD Therapeutics, Inc. 
 
 
     
Dated: August 14, 2007   /s/ Tracy A. Kern    
  Tracy A. Kern   
  Chief Financial Officer
Of
CHAD Therapeutics, Inc. 
 
 

 

EX-99.1 5 v32917exv99w1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit 99.1
 

Exhibit 99.1

(CHAD THERAPEUTICS)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
21622 Plummer Street
Chatsworth, CA 91311
Toll Free: 800.423.8870
Phone: 818.882.0883
Main Fax: 818.882.1809


Company Contact:   Investor Contact:
Earl L. Yager   Neil Berkman Associates
President and CEO   (310) 826 — 5051
www.CHADtherapeutics.com   info@BerkmanAssociates.com
CHAD Therapeutics
Reports Fiscal 2008 First Quarter Results
     CHATSWORTH, California, August 14, 2007 . . . CHAD Therapeutics, Inc. (AMEX:CTU) today reported financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2008.
First Quarter Results
     For the three months ended June 30, 2007, revenue declined to $3,973,000 from $5,476,000 for the first quarter of fiscal 2007, reflecting continued price pressure and lower domestic sales of oxygen conservers and transfilling systems as a result of Medicare-related reimbursement changes, as well as lower international sales of oxygen conservers.
     The net loss for the first quarter of fiscal 2008 was $1,290,000, or $0.13 per share, which included an increase in inventory reserve of $24,000. This compares to a net loss for the first quarter of fiscal 2007 of $116,000, or $0.01 per share.
     Working capital was approximately $6.1 million at June 30, 2007, including cash and cash equivalents of $261,000. This compares to working capital of approximately $9.7 million and cash and cash equivalents of $1,704,000 at June 30, 2006.
     On August 1, 2007, CHAD announced the completion of a $3,500,000 financing package with a private investor comprised of a $750,000 convertible term note and a $2,750,000 revolving credit line, all secured by the Company’s assets.
     “We believe that our strategy to develop new products for the oxygen and sleep markets will help us deal with the challenges presented by price pressure on conservers and changes in Medicare reimbursement policies,” said Earl Yager, President and Chief Executive Officer. “This new financing package gives us the resources to complete our cost reduction and new product development programs while maintaining our current operations.”
Oxygen Product Update
     Yager said that the Company continues to pursue outsourcing and other measures to reduce manufacturing costs for many of its established products. He noted that CHAD also has developed new products with improved margin potential, including the BONSAITM pneumatic conserver, which began shipping in July, and the OMNI line, CHAD’s next-generation oxygen transfilling system. “We expect these initiatives to contribute to improved margins beginning in the current quarter,” he said.
(more)
CHAD, OXYMATIC, OXYMIZER, OXYLITE, and TOTAL O 2 are Registered Trademarks of Chad Therapeutics, Inc.
ISO 13485 Certified Company
WWW.CHADTHERAPEUTICS.COM

 


 

CHAD Therapeutics Reports Fiscal 2008 First Quarter Results
August 14, 2007
Page Two
     Medicare’s new system of competitive bidding to provide home oxygen therapy services is now underway in ten major cities. Yager said that CHAD is hopeful that the announcement later this year of the winning bids will provide the improved visibility on reimbursement rates the market needs to stimulate demand for oxygen products. He added that the winning bids currently are expected to go into effect next summer rather than in April 2008 as originally scheduled.
Sleep Product Update
     Yager said, “We expect to submit the first 510(k) application to the FDA this summer and hope to receive marketing clearance this fall for our initial proprietary diagnostic product for the sleep disorder market. We plan to launch our first commercial sleep product immediately thereafter. More than 10 million people in the U.S. alone are estimated to have a sleep disorder, so we believe our unique products have the potential to create a significant new growth opportunity for CHAD.”
About CHAD Therapeutics
     CHAD Therapeutics, Inc. develops, produces and markets respiratory care devices designed to improve the efficiency of oxygen delivery systems for home health care and hospital treatment of patients suffering from pulmonary diseases. For more information, visit www.chadtherapeutics.com.
Safe Harbor Statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
     The foregoing statements regarding prospects for future earnings and revenues, future sales trends and the introduction of products under development are forward-looking statements that involve certain risks and uncertainties. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. These include the potential loss of one of our major customers upon whom we depend for a material portion of our business, increased competition and continuing downward pressure on prices for certain of our products, the potential introduction of new products with perceived competitive advantages over the Company’s products, changes or proposed changes in health care reimbursement which affect homecare providers, the terms of any distribution agreement which may be negotiated with respect to our transfill systems or our sleep products, and CHAD’s ability to anticipate and respond to technological and economic changes in the home oxygen market. The projected timing for the introduction of new products may be delayed as a result of unforeseen difficulties encountered in the design, manufacture and quality testing for such products. The Company has limited design and manufacturing resources and it relies to a significant extent upon independent contractors for the development of products for the sleep disorder market. As a result, the Company may have more difficulty ensuring adherence to projected timetables for the introduction of such products. Moreover, the success of the Company’s products and products under development will depend on their efficacy, reliability and the health care community’s perception of the products’ capabilities and benefits, the degree of acceptance the products achieve among homecare providers and, with respect to products under development, obtaining timely regulatory approval. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in this press release can be found in the Company’s annual and quarterly reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the caption “Risk Factors.”
(tables attached)

 


 

CHAD THERAPEUTICS, INC.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    June 30,  
    2007     2006  
Net sales
  $ 3,973,000     $ 5,476,000  
Cost of sales
    3,178,000       3,662,000  
 
           
Gross profit
    795,000       1,814,000  
 
           
 
               
Costs and expenses:
               
Selling, general and administrative
    1,549,000       1,702,000  
Research and development
    462,000       335,000  
 
           
Total costs and expenses
    2,011,000       2,037,000  
 
           
 
               
Operating income (loss)
    (1,216,000 )     (223,000 )
 
               
Other (income) expense, net
    70,000       (23,000 )
 
           
 
               
Earnings (loss) before income taxes
    (1,286,000 )     (200,000 )
 
               
Income tax expense (benefit)
    4,000       (84,000 )
 
           
 
               
Net earnings (loss)
  $ (1,290,000 )   $ (116,000 )
 
           
 
               
Earnings (loss) per share:
               
Basic
  $ (0.13 )   $ (0.01 )
Diluted
  $ (0.13 )   $ (0.01 )
 
           
 
               
Weighted shares outstanding:
               
Basic
    10,180,000       10,169,000  
Diluted
    10,180,000       10,169,000  

 


 

CHAD THEREAPEUTICS, INC.
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
                 
    June 30,  
    2007     2006  
Assets
               
Current assets:
               
Cash
  $ 261,000     $ 1,704,000  
Accounts receivable, net
    1,482,000       3,184,000  
Income taxes refundable
    290,000       290,000  
Inventories, net
    5,870,000       6,257,000  
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    290,000       159,000  
Deferred income taxes
          662,000  
 
           
Total current assets
    8,193,000       12,256,000  
 
           
 
               
Property, plant and equipment, net
    628,000       901,000  
Intangible assets, net
    1,073,000       1,038,000  
Deferred income taxes
          613,000  
Other assets
    35,000       55,000  
 
           
Total Assets
  $ 9,929,000     $ 14,863,000  
 
           
 
               
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
               
Current liabilities:
               
Accounts payable
  $ 731,000     $ 1,009,000  
Accrued expenses
    1,390,000       1,523,000  
 
           
Total current liabilities
    2,121,000       2,532,000  
 
               
Capital lease obligation, net of current portion
          2,000  
 
           
Total liabilities
    2,121,000       2,534,000  
 
               
Shareholders’ equity:
               
Common shares, .01 par value,
authorized 40,000,000 shares, 10,180,000
and 10,169,000 issued and outstanding
    13,530,000       13,463,000  
Accumulated deficit
    (5,722,000 )     (1,134,000 )
 
           
Net shareholders’ equity
    7,808,000       12,329,000  
 
           
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
  $ 9,929,000     $ 14,863,000  
 
           

 

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